Last updated: 20/07/2026

1. Who we are

This Cookie Policy is issued by the International Chair in Bioethics (“we”, “us” or “our”), an association/organisation with its address at University of Porto, Placido Costa Street, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal. You can contact us at info@internationalchairbioethics.org.

This Cookie Policy applies to the website available at internationalchairbioethics.org (the “Website”). It explains what cookies are, which cookies and similar technologies we use, for what purposes, and how you can manage your preferences. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which describes in more detail how we process personal data.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your computer, tablet or mobile phone when you visit it. Cookies allow the website to recognise your device, remember your preferences and actions, and collect information about how you use the website. Some cookies are placed by us (first-party cookies) and others are placed by third-party providers whose services we use on the Website (third-party cookies).

Similar technologies, such as pixels, tags and scripts (for example, the Meta Pixel), work in a comparable way and are also covered by this Cookie Policy. For simplicity, we refer to all of these technologies as “cookies”.

3. Legal framework and consent

The use of cookies on this Website is governed by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation, “GDPR”), Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy Directive) and Portuguese Law no. 41/2004 of 18 August, as amended.

Except for cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the Website, we only place cookies on your device if you have given your prior consent through the cookie consent banner displayed when you first visit the Website. You may accept all cookies, refuse all non-essential cookies, or select which categories of cookies you allow. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time, as described in section 7 below.

4. How we manage consent

We use Cookiebot, a consent management platform provided by Usercentrics A/S (Denmark), to obtain, record and manage your cookie preferences. When you first visit the Website, Cookiebot displays a banner that allows you to consent to or refuse the use of non-essential cookies, by category. Cookiebot stores your choice in a cookie so that the Website remembers your preferences on future visits, and keeps a record of your consent for accountability purposes.

An automatically updated and complete list of the specific cookies in use on this Website, including their provider, purpose and expiry period, is available at any time in the cookie declaration generated by Cookiebot, which you can access through the cookie settings link on the Website.

5. Categories of cookies we use

5.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the Website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms. This category includes, for example, the Cookiebot consent cookie (CookieConsent), which stores your cookie preferences. These cookies do not require your consent.

5.2 Preference cookies

These first-party cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make, such as your language or region, and to provide enhanced and more personalised features. If you do not allow these cookies, some features of the Website may not work as intended.

5.3 Statistics cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Website by collecting and reporting information, generally in aggregated form. We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) and Google LLC (United States). Google Analytics uses cookies (such as _ga and related cookies) to collect information about the number of visitors, the pages visited, the duration of visits and the approximate origin of traffic. We use this information to improve the content and performance of the Website. These cookies are only placed with your consent.

5.4 Marketing cookies

These cookies and similar technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of our communication activities and to deliver more relevant content on third-party platforms. We use the Meta Pixel, provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Ireland) and Meta Platforms, Inc. (United States). The Meta Pixel allows us to measure interactions with the Website by visitors who also use Meta services (such as Facebook and Instagram) and to reach audiences with relevant content on those platforms. These technologies are only activated with your consent.

6. International data transfers

Some of the third-party providers referred to in this Cookie Policy, namely Google and Meta, may process personal data collected through cookies on servers located outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Where such transfers take place, they are carried out on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission (including the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, where the provider is certified) and/or appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Further information about these transfers is available in the privacy policies of the respective providers:

Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Meta: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy

7. How to manage or withdraw your consent

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time, with effect for the future, in the following ways:

1. a) Through the cookie settings link available on the Website, which reopens the Cookiebot banner and allows you to review and change your preferences by category;
2. b) Through your browser settings, which allow you to block or delete cookies already stored on your device. Instructions are available in the help section of each browser (for example, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge);
3. c) For Google Analytics specifically, by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Please note that blocking or deleting strictly necessary cookies may affect the functioning of the Website.

8. Personal data and your rights

To the extent that cookies collect personal data (such as online identifiers or IP addresses), that processing is subject to the GDPR. Depending on the circumstances, you have the right to access, rectify or erase your personal data, to restrict or object to its processing, to data portability, and to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, you can contact us at info@internationalchairbioethics.org. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular the Portuguese data protection authority, Comissao Nacional de Protecao de Dados (CNPD), at www.cnpd.pt.

9. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in applicable legal requirements. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. The cookie declaration generated by Cookiebot is updated automatically as the cookies in use on the Website change.

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on this Website, please contact us at:

International Chair in Bioethics
University of Porto, Placido Costa Street, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
Email: info@internationalchairbioethics.org